Cheese.



No. 799,863. d PATENTED SEPT. 19, 19o-5.

J. E. MEYEEs. CHEESE.

PPLICATION-I'ILED MAR. 27, 1903.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHEESE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 19, 1905.

Application filed March 2'7, 1903. Serial No. 149,803.

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Be it known that I, JULIUs R. MnYERs, of Chicago, in the county of Cookand State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Cheese; and I do hereby declare that the following isa full, clear,-and exact description thereof, reference 'being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and

to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to a novel cheese or cheese-package whichincludes both the cheese proper and a casing or covering therefor.

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter described, and pointedout in the appended claim.

In making' a cheese embodying my invention the use of the cloth coveringor bandage heretofore employed in the pressing of cheese is dispensedwith, and in place thereof in the operation of pressing the cheese iscompressed within an open-ended tubular casing or covering made ofpaper, strawboard, or other like sheet material of' fibrous or porouscharacter having considerable thickness or body, the said casing orcovering in the pressing operation being confined within a surroundingtubular wall or mold, whereby the rupturing or bursting of the casing orcovering in such pressing operation is prevented. When the pressing iscompleted, the cheese and its covering or casing are removed from themold and cured in the usual manner.

The tubular casing or covering in which the cheese-curds are compressed,forced, or. packed in thek operation described adheres firmly to thebody of the cheese and takes the place of the cloth covering andhardened surface, layer, or rind which ordinarily results from thedrying of the outer surface of the cheese in curing. The casingtherefore serves not only to confine and hold in shape the cheese whenfirst taken from the mold or covers adapted to fit over the ends of they tubular casing in which the cheese is compressed, said caps or coversbeing made of paper or other material, preferably of the same characteras used for the casing. Such caps or covers will be applied after thecheese has been cured and serve to protect the surface of the cheesewhere exposed at the ends of the tubular casing in handling andtransportation.

I have shown in the accompanying drawings a form of cheese-mold such asis illustrated and described in a separate application for LettersPatent of the United States, vSerial No. 149,802, filed by mesimultaneously herewith, and which is adapted for carrying lout thenovel process above described. Said drawings also illustrate the cheeseor cheesepackage resulting from said process.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is aview in central longitudinal section of acheese-mold having a tubular cheese-casing therein. Fig. 2 is aperspective view of a completed cheesepackage, the cap or cover at oneend thereof being vshown detached. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of one endof the cheese and its cap or cover. Fig. 4 is a view, partially inelevation and partially in section, of one end of a cheese made bytheuse of the mold illustrated when the same is completed and ready forthe market.

As shown in Fig. l, A indicates the body of the mold or hoop, which isof tubular form of uniform internal diameter from end to end. In thedrawings the hoop is shown as made of sheet metaland of uniformthickness throughout. One end of the tubular mold c is closed by an endwall A, which is perforated, and, as herein shown, is made integral withor permanently attached to the side wall of the mold, as heretoforeusual in such devices. At its opposite end, or that in which thematerial is inserted, the mold is provided with a separate tubular ringB, adaptedto fit over the end portion of the body A and having betweenits ends an internal shoulder which when the ring is in place on themold-body ts or bears against the end margin of said body. Said shoulderb is, in a mold adapted for use in a gang-press, -.according to theusual practice made of uniform lnternal slze throughout the principalpart of its length, and the internal IOO IOS

shoulder b thereof is in that case formed by or upon the inner margin ofan inwardly-extending rib on said ring B. Within the outer part of thering B is located a follower C, which is movable endwise therein, andthrough the medium of which pressure is applied to the material withinthe mold. The shoulderb referred to is made wider than the thickness ofthe end of the body A, so that when the ring B is placed on the bodysaid shoulder projects a short distance inside of the inner face of saidbody and far enough to cover or project over the end margin of a tubularcasing or covering D, which is inserted within the body of the moldbefore the material is placed therein and which forms an adherentcovering for the cheese after the same is finished. The said followerChas a larger part c, which fits closely within the ring B, and asmaller part c, which is adapted to enter within the rib B, so that thefiat face of over the end of the mold with the shoulder in abuttingrelation to the ends of the body A and casing D. The follower is theninserted in the ring and the pressing accomplished so as to compress orforce all of the material into the tubular casing, the face of thesmaller end of the follower for this purpose being brought in line withthe end of the casing, as seen in Fig. l. During the pressing operationthe tubular casing D is held from being burst or ruptured through theinternal pressure brought thereon by the surrounding mold, in which itis adapted 'to closely or tightly fit. At the conclusion of the pressingoperation the cheese and its casing, which firmly adheres thereto, areremoved together from the mold. The cheese is then ready for curing ordrying, which is accomplished in the usual manner, the paper casingpreventing exposure of the sides of the cheese to the action of externalair or moisture, and thereby avoiding the formation of mold on the sidesof the cheese, while the uncovered surfaces of the cheese at the ends ofthe casing greatly facilitate the drying operation.

The finished cheese is shown in Figs. 2 and 3, wherein D indicates thetubular casing surrounding the body of the cheese, the end portions ofwhich latter are flush with the ends of the casing. Caps or iangedcovers for the cased cheese are indicated by E E. Said caps are adaptedto fit closely over the ends of the casing and when applied serve tocover and protect the end surfaces of the cheese. Said covers may bemade of any suitable material, but preferably they are made of paper orthe like, in which case they may be secured to the ends of the casing byadhesive material. if desired.

It will be understood that the casing or covering constitutes',ineffect, a part of the nished cheese, because by reason of the fact thatin the pressing operationl the portions of the curds at the surface ofthe curds which come in contact with the paper casing are forced orpressed into the interstices of the paper casing, so that to some extentthe curds or the more liquid parts thereof penetrate and fill the saidinterstices of the paper casing and the latter becomes knit or firmlyadherent to the body of the cheese and has the nature of an artificialrind.

In cutting the cheese the casing may be cut or severed with the cheese,and in-a cheese of cylindric shape-that is, one of uniform diameterthroughout its length, such as is shown-portions may be severedtherefrom by cutting transversely through the casing and cheese, so asto form round or disk-shaped slices. The cutting of pieces of uniformweight, as pounds or half-pounds, will be facilitated by means ofcircumferential guide marks or lines d on the outer surface of thecasing, as shown.

I claim as my iuvention- A cheese provided with an open-ended, tubularcasing or covering of paper having considerable body or thickness, theinterstices of the inner surface of which are penetrated and lled by thesurface portion of the cheese and which adheres to the cheese so as toform an artificial rind.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I afiix mysignature, in presence of two Witnesses, this 23d day of March, A. D.

J ULIUS R. MEYERS. Witnesses:

TAYLOR E. BROWN, GERTRUDE BRYCE.

